Meryl Joan Lammers -Vocals, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Fender Rhodes, Flute
Erica Quitzow - Violin, Cello
Gary Levitt - Bass, backup vox
Gabe Kirchheimer - Drums
Jason Odell - Bass on "Airplane" and "King of Stars"
Influences
MUSICAL: Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, The Beatles, Tom Waits, Hubert Laws, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, George Winston, Stevie Wonder, Counting Crows, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Dead Can Dance, Peter Gabriel, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Paul Simon, Lisa Gerrard, Patty Griffin, Carly Simon, my mom, my cousin, Salix, Quitzow, Lindsey Vona and her guitar, every street musican who sings with all their might, Tool, Neutral Milk Hotel, Vas, Christine Laplante, The Schikowitz brothers, Johnnie Wang, NCM, Ratboy, Jacob Mason, the subway performers.
EXPERIENTIAL: life, love, past present and future lovers, friends, family, pain, loss, joy, magic, the sun, the moon, the King of Stars, all of the the stars, the laughter of children, the rain, the sound of the waves, my father, my grandfather, the sound of families crying for those who have died, the sound of guns exploding, the feeling in my chest when I swing on a swing with my eyes closed, the children I have yet to bare, the smell of jasmine tea, the taste of red wine, the way I feel when I look into someone's eyes for the first time.
Bio:
Meryl's music will carry you to a spiritual place you didn't quite know existed. If you caught not one of her lyrics you'll get there; if you catch all of her lyrics you will thusly have transcended the normalcy of life via her magic." -Adam Roufberg of Free Range Thought Radio WKNY 1490AM
"I was instantly hooked by.the ravishing voice, the faultless guitar,
the
beaming countenance of Meryl Joan Lammers."
-Chronogram
"Earthy and ethereal voice, compare[d] to Natalie Merchant, Norah
Jones,
Jewel and even Tori Amos, there is something that remains uniquely her
own
in each of her compositions."
- PULSE, the weekly arts and entertainment beat of the Hudson Valley, NY
Meryl is a singer/songwriter from the Hudson Valley, NY who
combines strong yet sweet vocals with poetic lyrics, acoustic guitar
and
piano to bring you empowered, empathetic, and spiritually charged songs
of
love and life.
Meryl has been a featured artist
on
91.3 WVKR's Scene Unseen radio show two years in a row, RadioActive Lunch, and Free range Thought Radio WKNY 1490, where she
performed live and spoke openly about her music, life, politics, and the moment of now.
Echoing back the gratitude for our connectivation. I do hope we can see each other sooner than later! Keep shining your light and singing your heartsong!
Missing you again, And again my heart reaches Across the road in a dream For your hand, I carry you, then you lean me Against a wall to rest And you look up from Behind strands of hair Red and even darker Red, and you say... Don't ruin the surprise!!
